Chapter 384 (2/2)
Shu the Scholar n with his eyes, and Hu the Scholar's heart estion
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”The divine heart is difficult to guess”
Shu Wu's manor was in the south of the city and known for its quiet and seclusionIt was not very spacious, but the two of the tipsily under the pavilion did not have to worry about the spring breeze blowing their offensive discussions over the wall and being overheard by bystanders
Shu Wu sighed and said, ”I'm afraid it will not be easy for you as the official envoyThis is truly pleasing the brother but disappointing the wife”
These words compared the Emperor to the brother, and Fan family as the wifeIt couldn't help but be inappropriateHu the Scholar laughed heartily and said, ”What kind of nonsense is this? Your surname isn't Hu[JW2] , perhaps you've drunk too much?”
”It is not nonsense,” Shu Wu said seriously and lowered his voice”Tellat what the Emperor wants, he definitely wants the Ministry of Revenue to be found to have sooBut if the Ministry of Revenue really did have a probleht now, the question is, does the Ministry of Revenue have a problem or not?” Hu the Scholar's expression orried”Given your detailed explanation of Sir Fan junior's personality toand arrogance hidden beneath his culture and elegance—for hinan for the purpose of stabilizing Jiangnan and increasing taxes… itaside whether it is true or notIn any case, every day that Jiangnan Governor Xue Qing doesn't make clear his stance, it will be impossible for the court to the know the situation over thereAs for the Ministry of Revenue deficit…”
Shu Wu se of moneyWars need money, river repairs need ardens needexaminations needtheir hands toward the Ministry of Revenue de a debt repay to the fact that the princes and officials occasionally borrow a little, it is coeneration, which Ministry of Revenue has had a completely clear account?”
”It is impossible for the Ministry of Revenue to be clean,” he continued in a cold voice”Minister Fan of our Qing court started work as a low-level official in the Ministry of Revenue and has spent his life working in thisfair, the Ministry of Revenue under his ement is already the cleanest and clearest Ministry of Revenue since the founding of this countryBut even like this, if one were to be truly nitpick, how could one not find so?”
Hu the Scholar nodded his headMinister Fan Jian was not like the previous Prime Minister Lin RuofuHe was also different fronanAlthough there s below his hands, his actions were unusually subdued and honestThere was not much to say in terms of ability, and his positive official reputation was rare to see a officials
If such a Minister of Revenue were to fall in the political battle this time, the two scholars would feel it was a co his intention to make Fan Jian leave his position
”Why was this?” Shu Wu furrowed his old brows and very straightforwardly asked the question that had been running around the hearts of every official in the royal study
Hu the Scholar was silentHe raised his wrist and lifted a cup of liquor produced by the palace treasury and gulped it downHe didn't say anything for a long time
Shu Wu stared at his eyesHe knew that soer than hiaze for a long tihed and slowly said, ”When nobody expected it, the Emperor had this intention, it's truly…”
He seemed to be unable to find an adjective to describe the EmperorHe could only smile bitterly and say, ”It is truly ad the Ministry of Revenue appears to be because of his inner suspicions raised by the rureat plan of three birds with one stone to move”
”Which three birds?” Shu Wu askedHis beard was covered with alcohol
”The first bird, of course, is the Ministry of Revenue, it is Minister FanIf anything is found during the investigation of the Ministry of Revenue, no o horoup of officials that initiated this,” Hu the Scholar s at the Ministry of Revenue and Fan Jian quits his position, how could Fan Xian just kindly let it go? Rest assured, the Emperor would definitely not allow this matter to implicate Fan XianAfter the incident, Fan Xian would still be the commissioner of the Overwatch CouncilThus, the Overwatch Council would naturally proceed to carry out their revenge on the Eldest Princess' group of officialsAt that time, the Emperor would be forced by the pressure in the Palace to be a ht even act as if he were consoling Fan Xian and be forced to remove a few officials”
”Pressure frohed”Why will the Emperor not care about the pressure fro a ic is si and Fan Xian's anger onto the Eldest Princess' officials' As a ruler, thethe balance between the officials in the courtFan Xian's side first lost a Prime Minister and later lost Minister FanIn order the roup of people from the other side”
Hu the Scholar continued to speak, ”This kind of explanation, this intention of the ruler was the best …is for the Qing Kingdohed at hih and asked, ”Then what is the third bird?”
Hu the Scholar gave hiazed at him”The third bird is naturally reatly surprised”What are you saying? You accepted the order, and our discussion in the royal study was all public relatedFan Xian is not a ry at us?”
”What you said is exactly what I wanted to say,” Hu the Scholar said”Who told us to reveal our desire to pull Fan Xian into the cabinet in court today? The E been decidedIn the future, you and I will be on one side while Fan Xian's Overwatch Council will be the other sideSince we have other intentions in mind, the Emperor will naturally break our intentionsEven if Fan Xian does not hold a grudge against us because of this matter, how could he not hate the civil officials who accused Minister Fan in front of the whole court? After this hts for an honorable official career pathYou, I, and he will never have the chance to sit together in the Hall of Govern hed uncontrollably”Even if the divine heart is difficult to guess, don't hed helplessly”You wanted hThese words are enough for us to lose our heads 10 ti”
”What, I a with company”
Suddenly his expression became startledHe furrowed his brows and asked, ”No, your first bird isn't rightYou have to explain to me clearlyWhy doesn't the E the Ministry of RevenueWhy is he forcing Minister Fan to resign?”
Hu the Scholar sighed faintly and said, ”The reason is actually very sier wishes to see Minister Fan's face every day in court”
The two leading civil officials of the Qing court becahed in their hearts and felt injustice on behalf of Fan JianIt looked like with things like a dragon child, it was best to not to casually raise it
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Before the two scholars began to feel wronged on behalf of the Minister of Revenue, Minister Fan, they had once thought about whether or not they should quickly inforate the Ministry of RevenueLater, they thought Fan manor had many connections in the Palace, how could they not know? So, this thought faded
Indeed, not long after the conference in the royal study concluded, the supposed ill Fan Jian had already heard about it and knew that in tomorrow's court conference, the Eation into the Ministry of Revenue
But he was not particularly worriedThat sole lost the romantic air of the old daysIt was simply cold and calm now
”It's not three birds with one stone, it's four birds one stone,” Fan Jian shtly and said to the person opposite”As a loyal official of the Emperor's for almost 30 years, my admiration for him has always been constant and never lessenedAs for today's ardless of whether it was in front of others or not, if the Emperor was mentioned, Fan Jian would always knit his brows calmly and be completely respectfulThe two cries of ”adreat disrespect
”What is the fourth bird?”
Fan Jian extended his right palm and opened it in front of this bodyHe bent his thu a clever palers pointed resolutely and unyieldingly toward the sky
”The fourth bird is the Overwatch Council”
”The Eoes out, whether or not it will be like the past when he could easily control andOverwatch Council or if it is as he fears and already in Fan Xian's grasp”
”Xian'er's progress has been too quick” Fan Jian thought of his son far away in Jiangnan and sighed”If the Emperor could not even direct the Overwatch Council, then the power the Fan ht be a bit too htly arched up, and he smiled merrily”And, the Emperor wants to see what the true relationshi+p is between Chen Pingping and meAll these years, the Emperor has absolutely trusted me and that old cripple, and you knohyBefore Fan Xian entered the capital, the old cripple and I never got alongIf it was so he wanted to do, I would certainly not do itIf I wanted to do so, he would certainly oppose it”
Fan Jian's expression dimmed, ”Now that I think of it, it should have been because Chen Pingping and I were suspicious of each otherWe suspected that the other party had played soo”
”Once Xian'er had entered the capital,” he continued to explain in a quiet voice, ”there was a lot less suspicion between us, so the Emperor's suspicions of us increasedMore i more and more brilliantEvery tiht of what happened that year and the current scene, he became a bit more objectionable toward”
In the end, the Minister of Revenue Fan Jian reached a conclusion
But he immediately had a frivolous expression on his face rarely seen today and laughed ly”However…you know , but in my bones, I am a very fierce personHe wants n to prevent everyone froly scene…but I refuse to quitIn any case, the E to care more than the officials in the uards, but there is already a phrase for that
[JW2]”胡话” is nonsenseHu the Scholar's surna on his name/the situation
Chapter 384 The Matter Of The Ministry Of Revenue 2 Translator Nyoi Bo Studio Editor Nyoi Bo StudioAfter Shu the Scholar finished speaking, the Ehts, he could not say anything at this timeLast year, when Fan Xian made trouble for the Ministry of Justice, the court had the InanThe excuse they had used was that he wanted to achieve extraordinary things, but his oodThese words had coolden mouth,so it could now not be taken backThen, the Emperor had to console Fan Xian, but now the Es but had been pushed back by Shu the ScholarHe couldn t help but laugh at hi in it hinan The Crown Prince jumped out and demonstrated his stupidityHe chuckled and said, Father, although we cannot trust the words of I, once that eunuch returned, ill know exactly what happened in JiangnanThese words appeared to be dependable and a compromise, but in reality, they were rather sinisterWasn t the eunuch s slander of Fan Xian controlled by the dowager ele word The Crown Prince had confidence in this lared at him and said in a cold voice, How can a eunuch s words be trusted These are your ancestors teachings, don t you forget The Crown Prince ti to the side, was silent and did not speakHis expression did not changeWe ait for Xue Qing s memorialThe Emperor closed his eyes and took a deep breathEveryone in the royal study noddedThey though the words of a proper governor of a road were naturally more trustworthyHu the Scholar, who had not expressed his opinion yet, finally spokeSince it is so, then the Jiangnan matter should be temporarily put asideIf this matter is true, I cannot believe itIf it is like what the Second Prince said earlier, if sonan to profit from it, then it is indeed very close to rebellionI believe that Minister Fan is certainly not such an insane personHowever, since the Jiangnan Imperial Censorate and officials of other places have already sent up their nore it and ask no questionsThe investigation into the Ministry of Revenue should begin to satisfy the court officials and wash clean the accusations Minister Fan has enduredThe Qing Emperor still maintained a superficial respect toward these Scholars in the Hall of Govern to hilyEven if such a thing were done, it could not be considered insane only, I aht about exactly how this should be investigated Although the slight smile floated at the corners of his mouth, the hearts of the officials in the royal study still felt a chillThey could hear that the E objection toward Minister Fan, however, no one understood why the always favored Fan manor would suddenly become somewhere that the Emperor did not like to see But how did an Jian offend the Emperor The Emperor s last question also struck the officialscourt, there were two systeovernOne was the Irown used to the court floggingsAnother was the powerful Overwatch CouncilThe Ianization that prevented corruption and had the power to raise concerns based on ru dared to accuse Fan Xian of privately shi+fting national funds to the treasury and co for interest with the merchants without a shred of actual proofThe Overwatch Council dealt with the aftermath of situations, and their poere i authorization from the Emperor, they could take any civil orUnder nor the six ate the matterThey could ask any official below the third level to that square and black building to have teaOnce the ated to the level of the vice o and ask for another iesLike this, they investigated level by levelLogically speaking, the deficit of the Ministry of Revenue should follow this procedureThe problehth Bureau belowIt had been ping, so terrified the officials, had personally taken on a caseIn the past year, he had almost exclusively stayed in Chen Garden outside of the capital and did not involve himself in mattersThere was a new position between the director and Eighth Bureau, a very strong and special position Overwatch Council Commissioner Fan XianFan Xian had the power toand dismissal of personnel, his poere notsIf the Overwatch Council were to investigate the deficit of the Ministry of Revenue The officials in the royal study all shook their heads heavilyIf the son investigates the father, it would be a ot out, Northern Qi, Dongyi, and everyone under heaven would probably consider this the greatest joke in the Qing officialdoave a pained smile and said, Looks like the Overwatch Council will have to not be involved this ti suspicionHowever, I do not kno to arrange for an investigation of the Ministry of RevenueThe elderly officials beside hiate the Ministry of Revenue, then it had to be done seriouslyRegardless of whether they wanted to knock down Fan Jian or the suspicions from him, they needed to treat this seriouslyIt could not turn into a child s gah and said, Why don t we follow the old rules This Shu the Scholar repeatedly gru, This issue was very clearE for a while, he finally sue and said, Your Majesty, after all, Sir Fan junior is the commissioner of the Overwatch Council with full authorityIf we have the Overwatch Council investigate the Ministry of Revenue if this gets out, I oodJust have the Overwatch Council investigate, the Emperor said coldlyAt the same time, have the Ministry of Appointments, Ministry of Justice, and Supreme Court send people to helpThen you all can pick out a leader to lead thisthe deficit of the Ministry of Revenue, it is not a task just a few people can acco helpers was a way to monitor the Overwatch CouncilHowever, they did not understand why the E the Overwatch Council into this puddle of muddy water since he had already decided to have the Ministry of Appointate the Ministry of RevenueAs for the candidate to lead the investigation of the Ministry of Revenue, the officials also hesitatedThey were aware that the chosen official would heavily offend the Fan family and all related officialsThey also knew that if they could find a problem, it would be an important stroke on their reputation in the worldTwo sides balanced each other outIn the end, no one dared to brave this danger and accept this hot potatoEven the enemies of the Fan family, the Minister of Appointments and Second Prince, were silentThe Ehtly, and his gaze slowly brushed over the officials and his sons facesIt landed on Hu the Scholar s faceHu the Scholar secretly sighed and knew that he could not avoid this difficultyHe had entered the capital earlier in the year and been elevated by the Emperor to a cabinet Scholar in the Hall of Governh his literary reputation froo remained, and his official reputation in the various Roads had laid a path for him, he had not had any clear achievements in the central hubThe Emperor had his heart set on him for no other reason than the fact that he had been in the capital for a short aled with the various powersOn the other hand, he also wanted to use the investigation of the Ministry of Revenue to establish his oer in courtHu the Scholar was grateful for the Emperor s trust and heavy use, but he also had a faint hatred toward the E him offend the senior and junior of the Fan manorThe Great Prince, who had said one line and then becaot ahead of Hu the Scholar and said coldly, Father, I a to be the one to offend otherThe Emperor chuckled and waved his handYou cannotWhy The Great Prince furrowed his brows and saidI dare to use ate fairly and not have any biasesPlease trust in radually vanishedIf I have said you cannot do it then you cannot do itYou are the leader of the iate the Ministry of Revenue Do you want to set a precedent for thein politics The Emperor said the last line very severelyThe Great Prince paused and could not continue to pushAlthough the Emperor had always liked that he spoke his mind, today he still put on the heavy hat of thewith politics on the Great Prince s head, so he could only hesitatingly retreatHu the Scholar left his seat to accept his ordersI a the Ministry of RevenueThe Eaze at the Crown PrinceHe said coldly, The Crown Prince will also goFollow Hu the Scholar and learnIn the ation, Hu the Scholar is the leadYou are just there to run errandsI will obey the edictThe Crown Prince s face was calh he was only an errand boy in name, once he sat in the Ministry of Revenue yamen, ould not fear him as the Eastern Palace Crown Prince Of the so called leaders, other than Hu the Scholar, it seemed there was a share for him tooThe Crown Prince was quite happyIt looked like father s indifferent attitude toward hiThe various officials accepted their orders and left, and the royal study recovered its peaceThe Emperor drank his tea with a cold expression and rose to leave the bedEunuch Yao quickly placed a cloak on hiood, he carefully asked, Your Majesty, should we return to the palace to rest NoThe E to the little towerEunuch Yao started following and quickly caught upHe didn t say anything, but he found it oddRecently, the E to the little tower ates, the officials, each with their own unease, raised their hands in farewellSome were pleased and headed back to announce to their cohort that the Ele out the Ministry of RevenueSoo ho to face the courtSo how the Ehts could have made such a turn in just one dayXiao Hu, coAt the Palace gates, he pulled on Hu the Scholar, who had been preparing to leave one step aheadHu the Scholar s ation and had no interest in drinkingHe repeatedly begged for mercy, Lao Shu, can t you see my luck is not bad today I don t have the mood to make poetry with youBoth of the the civil officialsThe E each other in private, so their friendshi+p was goodAlthough their difference in age was fairly big, they were often found togetherShu the Scholar n with his eyes, and Hu the Scholar s heart estionThe divine heart is difficult to guessShu Wu s manor was in the south of the city and known for its quiet and seclusionIt was not very spacious, but the two of the tipsily under the pavilion did not have to worry about the spring breeze blowing their offensive discussions over the wall and being overheard by bystandersShu Wu sighed and said, I m afraid it will not be easy for you as the official envoyThis is truly pleasing the brother but disappointing the wifeThese words compared the Emperor to the brother, and Fan family as the wifeIt couldn t help but be inappropriateHu the Scholar laughed heartily and said, What kind of nonsense is this Your surname isn t Hu JW2 , perhaps you ve drunk too much It is not nonsense, Shu Wu said seriously and lowered his voiceTellat what the Emperor wants, he definitely wants the Ministry of Revenue to be found to have sooBut if the Ministry of Revenue really did have a probleht now, the question is, does the Ministry of Revenue have a problem or not Hu the Scholar s expression orriedGiven your detailed explanation of Sir Fan junior s personality toand arrogance hidden beneath his culture and elegance for hinan for the purpose of stabilizing Jiangnan and increasing taxes itaside whether it is true or notIn any case, every day that Jiangnan Governor Xue Qing doesn t make clear his stance, it will be impossible for the court to the know the situation over thereAs for the Ministry of Revenue deficit Shu Wu se of moneyWars need money, river repairs need ardens needexaminations needtheir hands toward the Ministry of Revenue de a debt repay to the fact that the princes and officials occasionally borrow a little, it is coeneration, which Ministry of Revenue has had a completely clear account It is impossible for the Ministry of Revenue to be clean, he continued in a cold voiceMinister Fan of our Qing court started work as a low level official in the Ministry of Revenue and has spent his life working in thisfair, the Ministry of Revenue under his ement is already the cleanest and clearest Ministry of Revenue since the founding of this countryBut even like this, if one were to be truly nitpick, how could one not find so Hu the Scholar nodded his headMinister Fan Jian was not like the previous Prime Minister Lin RuofuHe was also different fronanAlthough there s below his hands, his actions were unusually subdued and honestThere was not much to say in terms of ability, and his positive official reputation was rare to see a officialsIf such a Minister of Revenue were to fall in the political battle this time, the two scholars would feel it was a co his intention to make Fan Jian leave his positionWhy was this Shu Wu furrowed his old brows and very straightforwardly asked the question that had been running around the hearts of every official in the royal studyHu the Scholar was silentHe raised his wrist and lifted a cup of liquor produced by the palace treasury and gulped it downHe didn t say anything for a long tieer than hiaze for a long tihed and slowly said, When nobody expected it, the Emperor had this intention, it s truly He seemed to be unable to find an adjective to describe the EmperorHe could only smile bitterly and say, It is truly ad the Ministry of Revenue appears to be because of his inner suspicions raised by the rureat plan of three birds with one stone to moveWhich three birds Shu Wu askedHis beard was covered with alcoholThe first bird, of course, is the Ministry of Revenue, it is Minister FanIf anything is found during the investigation of the Ministry of Revenue, no o horoup of officials that initiated this, Hu the Scholar s at the Ministry of Revenue and Fan Jian quits his position, how could Fan Xian just kindly let it go Rest assured, the Emperor would definitely not allow this matter to implicate Fan XianAfter the incident, Fan Xian would still be the commissioner of the Overwatch CouncilThus, the Overwatch Council would naturally proceed to carry out their revenge on the Eldest Princess group of officialsAt that time, the Emperor would be forced by the pressure in the Palace to be a ht even act as if he were consoling Fan Xian and be forced to rehedWhy will the Emperor not care about the pressure fro a ic is si and Fan Xian s anger onto the Eldest Princess officialsAs a ruler, thethe balance between the officials in the courtFan Xian s side first lost a Prime Minister and later lost Minister FanIn order the roup of people from the other sideHu the Scholar continued to speak, This kind of explanation, this intention of the ruler was the bestis for the Qing Kingdohed at hih and asked, Then what is the third bird Hu the Scholar gave hiazed at himThe third bird is naturally reatly surprisedWhat are you saying You accepted the order, and our discussion in the royal study was all public relatedFan Xian is not a ry at us What you said is exactly what I wanted to say, Hu the Scholar saidWho told us to reveal our desire to pull Fan Xian into the cabinet in court today The E been decidedIn the future, you and I will be on one side while Fan Xian s Overwatch Council will be the other sideSince we have other intentions in mind, the Emperor will naturally break our intentionsEven if Fan Xian does not hold a grudge against us because of this matter, how could he not hate the civil officials who accused Minister Fan in front of the whole court After this hts for an honorable official career pathYou, I, and he will never have the chance to sit together in the Hall of Govern hed uncontrollablyEven if the divine heart is difficult to guess, don t hed helplesslyYou wanted hThese words are enough for us to lose our heads 10 tiWhat, I a with companySuddenly his expression became startledHe furrowed his brows and asked, No, your first bird isn t rightYou have to explain to me clearlyWhy doesn t the E the Ministry of RevenueWhy is he forcing Minister Fan to resign Hu the Scholar sighed faintly and said, The reason is actually very sier wishes to see Minister Fan s face every day in courtThe two leading civil officials of the Qing court becahed in their hearts and felt injustice on behalf of Fan JianIt looked like with things like a dragon child, it was best to not to casually raise itBefore the two scholars began to feel wronged on behalf of the Minister of Revenue, Minister Fan, they had once thought about whether or not they should quickly inforate the Ministry of RevenueLater, they thought Fan manor had many connections in the Palace, how could they not know So, this thought fadedIndeed, not long after the conference in the royal study concluded, the supposed ill Fan Jian had already heard about it and knew that in tomorrow s court conference, the Eation into the Ministry of RevenueBut he was not particularly worriedThat sole lost the romantic air of the old daysIt was simply cold and calm nowIt s not three birds with one stone, it s four birds one stone, Fan Jian shtly and said to the person oppositeAs a loyal official of the Emperor s for almost 30 years, my admiration for him has always been constant and never lessenedAs for today s ardless of whether it was in front of others or not, if the Emperor was mentioned, Fan Jian would always knit his brows calmly and be completely respectfulThe two cries of adreat disrespectWhat is the fourth bird Fan Jian extended his right palm and opened it in front of this bodyHe bent his thu a clever palers pointed resolutely and unyieldingly toward the skyThe fourth bird is the Overwatch CouncilThe Eoes out, whether or not it will be like the past when he could easily control andOverwatch Council or if it is as he fears and already in Fan Xian s graspXian er s progress has been too quickFan Jian thought of his son far away in Jiangnan and sighedIf the Emperor could not even direct the Overwatch Council, then the power the Fan ht be a bit too htly arched up, and he smiled merrilyAnd, the Emperor wants to see what the true relationshi+p is between Chen Pingping and meAll these years, the Emperor has absolutely trusted me and that old cripple, and you knohyBefore Fan Xian entered the capital, the old cripple and I never got alongIf it was so he wanted to do, I would certainly not do itIf I wanted to do so, he would certainly oppose itFan Jian s expression dimmed, Now that I think of it, it should have been because Chen Pingping and I were suspicious of each otherWe suspected that the other party had played sooOnce Xian er had entered the capital, he continued to explain in a quiet voice, there was a lot less suspicion between us, so the Emperor s suspicions of us increasedMore i more and more brilliantEvery tiht of what happened that year and the current scene, he became a bit more objectionable towardIn the end, the Minister of Revenue Fan Jian reached a conclusionBut he immediately had a frivolous expression on his face rarely seen today and laughed lyHowever you know , but in my bones, I am a very fierce personHe wants n to prevent everyone froly scene but I refuse to quitIn any case, the E to care more than the officials in the uards, but there is already a phrase for thatJW2 is nonsenseHu the Scholar s surna on his name the situation